Author Archives: The Hook

About The Hook

Husband. Father. Bellman. Author of The Bellman Chronicles. Reader of comic books and observer and chronicler of the human condition. And to my wife's eternal dismay, a mere mortal and non-vampire. I'm often told I look like your uncle, cousin, etc. If I wore a hat, I'd hang it on a hat rack in my home in Niagara Falls, Canada. You can call me The Hook, everyone else does.

From Fiction To All-Too Real Fact In Seconds.

Posted on 2018/04/14

My daughter lost a bit of her innocence last night. At ease, people, no salacious details will be found here. I’m about to wax philosophical. Whatever the hell that means. So there we were, watching the last ten seconds of … Continue reading →

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State Of Affairs: Hook Style.

Posted on 2018/04/09

More than a few grains of sand have fallen since I posted last (though I’ve been present on the amazing, wholly-original OTV Magazine site) so I’ve been trying to come up with something to satisfy your ravenous hunger for my … Continue reading →

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The Hook Did New York – And They Declared A State Of Emergency.

Posted on 2018/03/25

But I had nothing to do with it, I swear. Nevertheless, I was there at the same time as “Snowmageddon 2018”, so I’m sure I’ll the history books will blame me. My mind is in a strange place these days. … Continue reading →

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The Hook’s Top One Hundred: Part Four.

Posted on 2018/03/18

Time for our fourth fantastic (as in the Fantastic Four) and final installment, kids! Yeah, I’m a nerd, but I’ve had sex with a woman, so what of it? Speaking of sex… FUN WITH HOOKERS – THAT DIDN’T COST ME … Continue reading →

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The Hook’s Top One Hundred: Part Three.

Posted on 2018/03/15

I’m not usually one to wax nostalgic, or anything else for that matter, but as my wife often says, “I’m really not into this anymore… but we’ve already started so we might as well finish.” 51)  The blonde Return Guest … Continue reading →

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The Hook’s Top One Hundred: Part Two.

Posted on 2018/03/11

All right, there’s no time for this foreplay stuff… so let’s get to it! Here are a few more of my most memorable moments at my place of business, my hell-away-from-home, my hood, if you will. 26)  My “101 Dalmatians … Continue reading →

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The Hook’s Top One Hundred: Part One.

Posted on 2018/03/09

So the other day I was escorting a yuppie (sorry, but they weren’t all exterminated in the Nineties, kids) corporate drone into the hotel and as I wheeled his packed-to-capacity-and-beyond cart of foam blocks, printers, posters and easels through the … Continue reading →

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